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Official page of Center for Healthy Minds at UW-Madison, founded by world-renowned neuroscientist Dr. Richard J. Davidson. "The key to a healthy life is a healthy mind." Learn more about our shared work, research and experts at centerhealthyminds.org! .. more

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Richard J. Davidson is an American psychologist and professor of psychology and psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin–Madison as well as founder and chair of the Center for Healthy Minds and the affiliated non-profit Healthy Minds Innovations. .. more

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Center for Healthy Minds @centerhealthyminds.bsky.social · 4d
Get to know Center for Healthy Minds experts 👉 These recent podcast episodes feature CHM faculty and scientists, including Dr. Tawni Tidwell @tawnitidwell.bsky.social, Dr. Dan Grupe, Dr. Cortland Dahl, Dr. John Dunne and Dr. Melissa Rosenkranz! centerhealthyminds.org/news/center-...
Get to Know Center for Healthy Minds Experts in 5 Recent Podcast Episodes
Catch up with the experts at the Center for Healthy Minds with these podcasts featuring five of our scholars as they discuss their latest research on promoting wellbeing, meditative practices, Buddhis...
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Wisconsin Institute for Discovery @widofficial.bsky.social · 9d
Long before science caught up, Vincent Van Gogh sensed a connection between melancholy and microbes. Now, 135 years later, WID, @centerhealthyminds.bsky.social, PRECISE, and MIT have a project that investigates the microbiome’s role in human well-being and the power of interdisciplinary research.
Researchers at UW–Madison Receive Major Grant to Study the Link Between Mental Health and the Microbiome
Vincent van Gogh - Self-portrait with bandaged ear (1889, Courtauld Institute) Long before science caught up, Vincent Van Gogh sensed a connection between melancholy and microbes. In a letter
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Center for Healthy Minds @centerhealthyminds.bsky.social · 11d
#TukdamStudy update!
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A milestone for our broader collaboration, our Tukdam Study full team meeting and trainings Dec 2-6 at Dalai Lama Institute for Higher Education near Bangalore was the first comprehensive convening in its history. Trainings included neurophysiology, forensics, microbiome, VOCs, & neurophenomenology.

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Tawni Tidwell @tawnitidwell.bsky.social · 16d
A milestone for our broader collaboration, our Tukdam Study full team meeting and trainings Dec 2-6 at Dalai Lama Institute for Higher Education near Bangalore was the first comprehensive convening in its history. Trainings included neurophysiology, forensics, microbiome, VOCs, & neurophenomenology.

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Center for Healthy Minds @centerhealthyminds.bsky.social · 24d
On #GivingTuesday, it’s your generosity that turns possibilities into achievements at CHM! Your gift helps innovative research come to life and help us move research and the science of wellbeing forward. Every gift is vital to reach our year-end goal of raising $45K by midnight on Dec. 31!
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Center for Healthy Minds @centerhealthyminds.bsky.social · Nov 25
For Core Faculty member Dr. Amit Bernstein, joining the Center for Healthy Minds was both a new chapter and an unexpected homecoming. Amit reflects on a 30-year journey around the world and into the mind—and where he wants to go next.

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Contemplating a New Vision for Contemplative Science
Dr. Amit Bernstein, CHM’s newest faculty member, reflects on a 30-year journey around the world and into the mind—and where he wants to go next.
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Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin @uwchancellor.bsky.social · Nov 20
Honored to be part of last night's premiere of Sacred Wisdom, Sacred Earth. So grateful to the Tribal elders, culture keepers, youth & the @lokainitiative.bsky.social at the @centerhealthyminds.bsky.social for bringing this film to life & honoring generations of Indigenous knowledge & stewardship.
A group photo of 9 people including Chancellor Mnookin, Carla Vigue, film producers, and Tribal elders on the red carpet for the premiere of Sacred Wisdom, Sacred Earth.

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Center for Healthy Minds @centerhealthyminds.bsky.social · Nov 10
Check out this insightful new podcast @lokainitiative.bsky.social Director @dchungyalpa.bsky.social!

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WIDE-LP Radio @99-1madison.bsky.social · Nov 9
On Badger Talks Podcast at 1:30 pm Sun. 11/9: Easing eco-anxiety through guided meditation, with Dekila Chungyalpa player.captivate.fm/episode/9608...
Easing eco-anxiety through guided meditation, with Dekila Chungyalpa
Quickly and easily listen to Badger Talks Podcast for free!
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Center for Healthy Minds @centerhealthyminds.bsky.social · Oct 20
What can Buddhism teach science about the mind? 🧠

CHM Core Faculty member Dr. John Dunne explores how Buddhist and scientific perspectives on consciousness contrast and connect, as a guest on the latest episode of The Blind Spot podcast.

🎧Listen now! www.youtube.com/watch?v=uu98...
The Blind Spot Podcast - Episódio 12: Budismo, Ciência e Mente.
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Center for Healthy Minds @centerhealthyminds.bsky.social · Oct 1
Congrats to CHM Core Faculty member Simon Goldberg and Founder/Director Dr. Richard J. Davidson on receiving a $2.8M grant from National Institutes of Mental Health to support their research on digital interventions for mental health interventions!

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Center for Healthy Minds @centerhealthyminds.bsky.social · Aug 6
Listen to Episode 17, “Tukdam: The Practice of Awakening at the Moment of Death” from The Kind Heartfulness Podcast, where Research Assistant Professor Dr. Tawni Tidwell shares the latest research into the meditative state of Tukdam.

Listen here: gomde.eu/en/kind-hear...

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The Loka Initiative @lokainitiative.bsky.social · Apr 8
Loka's thrilled to be part of @uwmadison.bsky.social's Earth Fest 2025! 🌎 @centerhealthyminds.bsky.social, the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies and the UW–Madison Office of Sustainability are proudly co-hosting this year's Earth Fest Forum! Details: earthfest.wisc.edu/events/earth...

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Center for Healthy Minds @centerhealthyminds.bsky.social · Jun 24
Congratulations to #CenterforHealthyMinds’ Core Faculty member Dr. Teri Pipe for her recognition as an American Academy of Nursing Fellow!

Read more - aannet.org/news/703938/...

#UWMadison #AmericanAcademyofNursing #NursingLeadership

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Center for Healthy Minds @centerhealthyminds.bsky.social · Jun 2
Climate leader and @lokainitiative.bsky.social Director @dchungyalpa.bsky.social joined Tricycle Magazine for an interview series, and this talk will explore humanity’s thirst to control nature while also emphasizing what water can teach us about wisdom & compassion. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyN9...
In Deep Water: Learning to Build Deep Resilience in the Anthropocene with Dekila Chungyalpa
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Center for Healthy Minds @centerhealthyminds.bsky.social · May 23
A sneak peek behind the scenes of this evening's performance of OUT BEYOND!

We're getting excited to welcome the Healthy Minds community to the sold out show that will be a musical journey into transformation and healing. See you there!

#CenterforHealthyMinds #RichardJDavidson #DalalAbuAmneh

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Center for Healthy Minds @centerhealthyminds.bsky.social · May 20
Thanks for sharing!!

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Tim Salomons @head-like-egg.bsky.social · May 16
I'm putting together a wellness course at Queens with @querbylab.bsky.social. One of the best things about doing it is reviewing a lot of great wellness content, like this Ted Talk by my graduate advisor. @centerhealthyminds.bsky.social

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How mindfulness changes the emotional life of our brains | Richard J. Davidson | TEDxSanFrancisco
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Center for Healthy Minds @centerhealthyminds.bsky.social · May 12
The 2025 International Forum on Consciousness, May 15-16, will feature CHM experts! Dr. @tawnitidwell.bsky.social, CHM research assistant professor, will present: "Life in Suspension with Death: Bridging Worlds of Body and Consciousness in Tibetan Tukdam Meditation."
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Register - International Consciousness Forum 2025
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Center for Healthy Minds @centerhealthyminds.bsky.social · May 9
Check out this sneak peek of OUT BEYOND, the Center's latest event on May 23 in Madison, WI — a transformative, music-infused experience featuring Dr. Richard J. Davidson and Dr. Dalal Abu Amneh.

Get tickets today: go.wisc.edu/79lk87

#OUTBEYOND #CenterforHealthyMinds #UWMadison